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PAUL BLECIISCHMIDT AND GUSTAVE BLECIISCIIMIDT, OF ROCK ISLAND,

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MATCH-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,100, dated December1, 1896. Application filed August 19, 1896. Serial No. 603,269. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.

Beit known that we, PAUL BLECHSCHMIDT and GUsTAvE BLEGHSCHMIDT, citizensof the United States, residing at Rock Island, in the county of RockIsland and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Match-Safe,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to match-safes, and the object in view is toprovide a simple, eficient, and attractive match-safe and cigarcuttercombined in which the figure of a bird, animal, or other object iscombined with the match-receptacle and made movable relatively thereto,so that when such object is moved by hand it will' enter said receptacleand pick up a single match and upon its return movement deposit saidmatch between a pair of ignitingjaws, so that upon the withdrawal of thematch from between such jaws the sulfur will be ignited and the matchlighted. A cigar-cutter is connected with said movable object andarranged in such manner that upon the return movement a cigar-tip may besevered simultaneously with the placing of the match between the jaws.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in an improvedmatch-safe and cigar-cutter embodying certain novel features and detailsof construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of amatch-safe and cigarcutter constructed in accordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same, showingthe movable object in the act of picking up a match. Fig. 3 is a planview with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailcross-section showing the spring which actuates the lid-sections. Fig. 5is a detail perspective view of the base of the' device forming thereceptacle for dead matches and severed tips. Fig. 6 is a similar viewof one of the match-box sections, looking from the outside. Fig. 7 is asimilar view looking from the inside. Fig. 8 is aV detail perspectiveview of one of the lid-sections. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view ofa portion of the movable bird or 'other object.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts' in theseveral figures of the drawings. i

l designates the base of the im proved matchsafe,which comprises a flange 2, extending partially or wholly around its edge. The main body ofthe base is substantially rectangular and has a central longitudinalslot 3, bound- 6o ed on three or more sides by an upwardlyprojectingflange 4, and also having at one end a reduced extension 5, throughwhich may be inserted a screw or other fastener for securing thev baseixedly to a table or other horizontal support. At one end of therectangular portion of the base is a circular extension 6, which is alsosurrounded by the aforesaid flange 2, forming a receptacle into whichsevered tips may fall. As stated, this 7o receptacle is arranged at oneend of the main body of the base, while the remainder of the base isdivided by the flange 4 into spaced parallel pockets or receptacles 7,in which dead matches may be deposited.

S designates the match-box sections, of which there are two, thematch-box being divided centrally and longitudinally, as shown. Eachsection comprises an inwardly and downwardly inclining side wall,whereby 8o matches placed in the box are caused to gravitate toward thecenter, in readiness to be picked up, in a manner hereinafter explained.Each of the sections 8 is provided at each end with feet 9, havingoutwardly-projecting lugs 8 5 or spurs l0, which engage sockets l1,formed integrally with the base. The bottom edges of the side walls ofthe match-box rest upon the flange 4, and said edges are provided withinterlocking tenons and mortises, as shown 9o at 12, by which saidsections are held in their proper relative positions. The box-sectionsS, when connected to the base by the means above described, areinterconnectedv and firmly united by means of transverse rivets, pins,or bolts, or other suitable fasteners 13.

14 designates a bird, animal, or other object provided with one or morematch-engaging points 15 and having laterally and oppo- Io'o SVO sitelyprojecting trunnions 16, which are received in bearing-openings inspaced ears or lugs 17 on the match-box sections 8, as shown. The birdor other object is thus pivotally mounted at or near one end of thematch-box and arranged in such manner that when rocked in one directionthe points l5 will enter the match-box and embed themselves in one ofthe matches preparatory to lifting the same into a positionpreparatory-to be grasped by the smoker. The tail of the bird, animal,or other object is extended back sufficiently to form a handle orfinger-hold, by means of which the object may be vrocked back and forth,18 designating such handle.

19 designates the lid of the box, which is formed in twohorizontally-swinging sections. Each of said sections is provided at itshinged end with a depending pintle 20, which passes through a slot oropening 21 at the end of one of the match-box sections, and such pintleis provided at its lower extremity with a lip 22 for preventing thelid-section becoming disengaged. At its opposite end each section isprovided with a notched lip 23, which is engaged by one arm of a spring24E, such spring serving to draw the lid-sections together so that theirmeeting edges will touch, while at the same time the lid-sections mayyield laterally and separate, as to their meeting edges, to allow thebird or other object to pass between them. The meeting edges of thelidsections are cut away adjacent to their hinged ends to form anopening 26 for the introduction of matches to the box; but the free endsof said sections are adapted to abut closely together to prevent burningsulfur from falling into the box and igniting the other matches. The lidsections are separated when the object is rocked by means of a cam orwedge 2S, carried by the movable object and arranged near itsfulcrum-point, such cam or wedge entering point first between thenotched lips 23, above referred to. Upon the return movement of theobject and incident withdrawal of said cam orwedge the spring 2ioperates to move the lid-sections again together.

The box-sections S are provided at their inner ends withupwardly-extending ears 29, to which are secured spring-jaws 30, whichbear against each other at their free ends just over the longitudinalcenter of the matchbox and in position to be separated or moved apart bythe bird or other object in its downward movement. The free ends of thespringjaws 30 are preferably beveled off, as indicated at 31, and alsotoothed or serrated or otherwise roughened for the purpose of ignitingor scratching a match upon the withdrawal of the saine from between saidjaws.

Formed integrally with the bird or other object is a cigar-cutterconsisting of a web 32, having one or more perforations 33, throughwhich the tip of a cigar may be inserted. Arranged at one side of theweb 32, when the same is in its lowermost position, is aknifeblade orcutter 35, the same being removably fitted between the upper ends ofthree or more holding-lugs 36, formed, preferably, integrally with thebase l and located within the receptacle for the cigar-tips. By means ofthis construction a cigar-tip may be severed upon the return movement ofthe bird or other object, and the cutter may be removed for sharpeningand replaced.

In operation matches are placed in the box, and when it is desired tolight a cigar the bird or other object is rocked forward until thematch-engaging points pick up a match, whereupon the movement of theobject is reversed, and upon the withdrawal of such object from betweenthe spring jaws the match is caught by said jaws and held head downward.By now withdrawing the match from between said spring jaws theheadthereof will be scratched and ignited. The device may be cast orotherwise formed in sections, as described, is simple and economical inconstruction, ornamental in appearance, and effective.

It will be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl.Amatch-safe comprising alid consisting of vibratory sections, a movableobject adapted to pass between the lid-sections for picking up a match,a cam or wedge for moving said sections apart, and means forautomatically closing said sections on the return movement of saidobject, substantiallyas dev scribed.

2. A match-box, comprising a hinged and sectional lid, a movable objectadapted to enter between said sections when opened, means carried bysaid object for moving said sections apart at their meeting edges, andan actuating-spring for closing said sections on the return movement ofsaid object, substantially as described.L

3. A match-safe comprising a match-receptacle, opposing spring-jawsadapted to grasp the matches and also roughened for the purpose ofigniting the matches as they are withdrawn from between said jaws, and amovable object adapted to enter between and spread said jaws and to pickup and deposit a match between the jaws substantially as described.

4E. A match-box, comprising a sectional and hinged lid, a movable objectadapted to enter between the lid-sections, means for opening and closingsaid sections, a perforated web carried by said object, and a cutterremovably iitted to the base of the device and operating in conjunctionwith said web, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. A match-safe comprisinga match-receptacle, a lid therefor made up ofvibratory sections, a movable object adapted to be actu- IOO ated topass between the lid-sections for picking up a match, match holding andigniting jaws arranged above the lid and in the` path of the movableobject so as to be spread apart by the downward movement of said object,and means for operating the movable object, and at the same time causingthe lid-sections to be spread apart, substantially as described.

(3. In a match-safe and cutter, the combination with thematch-receptacle, of the movable object adapted to pick a matchtherefrom, a web 32 carried by the object and provided with one or moreperforations 33, and a knife-blade or cutter 35 arranged in the path ofthe web and adapted to cooperate with the perforations, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a match-safe, in combination, a match-

